HAVK Mladost Zagreb (water polo)
The HAVK Mladost is a Zagreb water polo club. The HAVK in the name stands for H rvatski a kademski v aterpolski k lub Mladost (Croatian Academic Water Polo Club).
history
The association was founded in 1945 as part of the Mladost companies. The club's nickname is "Žapci" or "Žapci sa Save", which means frogs or frogs from the Save. The club was voted the most successful European club of the 20th century.
see also water polo in Croatia
successes
| society | Number of titles | year |
|---|---|---|
| National champion | 16 | 1962, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2008 |
| State cup winner | 6th | 1989, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2005 |
| European Champions Cup | 7th | 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1989, 1990, 1996 |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 1975, 1999 |
| LEN Trophy | 1 | 2001 |
| European Supercup | 3 | 1975, 1989, 1996 |
| Mediterranean Cup winner | 2 | 1989, 1991 |
| Winter champion of Yugoslavia | 4th | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964 |
Known players
- Ozren Bonačić
- Perica Bukic
- Ronald Lopatny
- Zlatko Mateša
- Dubravko Šimenc
- Zlatko Šimenc
- Vanja Udovičić